MIDAS 4, 192
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 4, 192 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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MIDAS 4 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | LMSC |
Mission | Defense Early Warn |
Bus & Motor | MIDAS, Unknown motor |
Mass | ~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Cyl, 8.99 m |
Radar Cross Section | 11.475 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 MIDAS 4
1 192U 61028A 25043.22435726 -.00000001 00000-0 75212-3 0 9996
2 192 95.8567 120.7055 0137391 87.7513 273.9064 8.67772062 5943
Epoch: 2025-02-12T05:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-12T05:23:04.467Z)
Latitude | 0.00002° |
Longitude | -102.58101° |
Altitude | 3,619.562 km |
Speed | 6.317 km/s |
True Right ascension | 08h 02m 49s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 58.05791° |
Longitude | 86.93135° |
Altitude | 3,520.164 km |
Speed | 6.387 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 00h 38m 26s |
Apparent Declination | 43° 16' 30" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 17:07:02 |
Azimuth | 43.493° NE |
Elevation | 12.886° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 3,760.166 km |
Perigee altitude | 3,485.359 km |
Semi-major axis | 10,000.899 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0137391 |
Inclination | 95.8567° |
RAAN | 120.7055° |
Arg. of periapsis | 87.7513° |
True anomaly | 272.33403° |
Mean anomaly | 273.9064° |
Eccentric anomaly | 273.12037° |
Mean motion | 2.17012 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00075212 |
Orbital period | 165.89 mins |
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MIDAS 4 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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17 mins | 2025-02-12 14:35:55.455Z | 43.561° NE | 2025-02-12 14:42:55.455Z | 69.55° E | 15.79° | 2025-02-12 14:52:55.455Z | 105.405° ESE |
35 mins | 2025-02-12 17:13:55.455Z | 11.156° NNE | 2025-02-12 17:30:55.455Z | 111.713° ESE | 44.437° | 2025-02-12 17:48:55.455Z | 186.752° SSW |
26 mins | 2025-02-12 19:58:55.455Z | 356.198° N | 2025-02-12 20:10:55.455Z | 308.007° NW | 27.563° | 2025-02-12 20:24:55.455Z | 253.831° W |
9 mins | 2025-02-13 01:10:55.455Z | 45.908° ENE | 2025-02-13 01:14:55.455Z | 31.661° NE | 12.288° | 2025-02-13 01:19:55.455Z | 13.872° NNE |
32 mins | 2025-02-13 03:35:55.455Z | 132.577° SE | 2025-02-13 03:51:55.455Z | 61.054° ENE | 38.13° | 2025-02-13 04:07:55.455Z | 356.212° N |
32 mins | 2025-02-13 06:18:55.455Z | 201.03° SSW | 2025-02-13 06:34:55.455Z | 273.833° WNW | 36.881° | 2025-02-13 06:50:55.455Z | 343.097° N |
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